The Utman Khel number about GOO fighting men. They are the most predatory clan of all the Orakzai tribe.
Sipah inhabit from the west of the entrance to the Bazoti valley. They are Shiah Muhammadans. They share, since 1853, the allowance granted by the British for keeping open the Kohat pass.
The Abdul Aziz Khel touch on British territory. They are Shiah sectarians, and Gar in politics. The family of the Beg-um of Bhopal are said to be of this clan.
Another clan of Orakzai, the Mula Khel, are I lamsaya, located on the outer spurs of the Samana Garh, S.W. of Hangu ; they can muster 1000 fight ing men. The Mamuzai, a branch of the Lash 3000 men. The All Sher section of the Lashkarzai, also 3000 men ; they bring cotton.
The Bar Muhammad Khel of the Daulatzai, in the upper part of the Tim valley, can muster 1000 fighting men. They are Shiah sectarian; Gar in politics, and winter in British territory.
The Shekhan dependents (Hamsaya) of the Orakzai inhabit the hills of Drand, beyond Gaoz Dam, and to the west of Samalzai.
The Mishti Khel of Hameaya, also a dependent section, occupy the hills from the exit of the Kohat river to Kasha. They have about 3000 fighting men.
Buner is a valley bounded N.W. by Swat, N.E. by the valley, S.W. by the Yusufzai plains, and S.E. by the Indus. It consists of a hill-girt plain, about 18 miles by 12 miles, but encroached upon by spurs upon all sides from the boundary hills. It is inhabited by the Iliazai and Malizai division of the Yusufzai, who have in Buner 94 to 100 villages. They are Pathans, or Afghans, and are usually called Bunerwal. They are rich in cattle, especially buffaloes, but they have to import grain. Buner communicates with Swat by the Kamkar, Jawami, and Katel puns, all difficult, and only used by footmen ; and the passes that communicate with British territory are the Spirzai, Malandri, Surkhawi or Sherdara, and /Inner. On the east the Bamndo defile leads into it.
Occupying parts of the Buner valley are the Alisher khels of time Gadazai Iliazai and Nurzai Iliazai, and two sections of the 'Kazin Yusufzai named the Milani and Panjpai.
The Gadazai occupy the south slopes of the /lam and Dosim mountains in villages. Their sections
or khel are the Ibrahim, Hamm, Seni, Ali Sher.
The Bunerwal of the Buner valley, in 1849 backed up some British subjects in Lunkhor who had refused to pay revenue, and they also aided the Swati in attacking Pali, and threatening the villages in British territory 'which the Paliwal had fled for safety. When the British in 1863 advanced to take possession of the Ambela pass, the Bunerwal were the most 'determined of the British opponents. During some negotiations, in which, unfortunately, their suspicions were aroused, they attacked the British camp on the 22d October. Further negotiations ensued, and on the 17th December they undertook to dismiss all their fighting men on the Buner pass, to destroy Malka in the presence of British officers, to expel the Hindustani fanatics from Buner, Amazai, and Chamla, and to give hostages till the above were carried out. " Accordingly, on the 19th, a party advanced to destroy Malka, in which they were aided by the Amaiai. Colonel MacGregor, when noticing these events, observes that their conduct throughout cannot but be regarded with seine admiration : they fought us like men throughout the defence of the heights of Ambela, and when they made peace they stuck to their engagements like gentlemen. British loss was 847 killed and wounded ; that of the Bunerwals is not known, but it must have' been heavy.' In the operations in the Ambela pass, the force of the enemies opposed to the British by the 18th No vember had increased to 15,000 men, composed of Bunerwal, Hindustani, Swati, the Amazai, Bans zai, Mada Khel, the Utman Khel of Lunkhor, and others.
The Chamla valley is immediately north of the Mahaban range. Its breadth varies from 1200 yards to nearly 3 miles. It is near to and poli tically part of the Buner country The Chamla valley is separated from Buner by a spur of the Guru mountain, and from the Khudu Khel by a spur of the Mahaban, but it is inhabited by Bunerwal, and the meaning of Chamla is said to be tenant-holders. The valley and the central plain of the Yusufzai are commanded by hills that descend from the Hindu Kush.